The objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of Asian companies whose business is likely to benefit from, or is related to growth in domestic consumption in Asian economies, excluding Japan. For the purposes of the Fund, “Asian companies” shall mean (i) companies having their registered office in an Asian country (ii) companies established or located in countries outside of Asia but carrying out their business activities predominantly in Asia, or (iii) holding companies the interests of which are predominantly invested in equity of companies having their registered office in an Asian country.